- Miami Norland Senior High School
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Miami Norland Senior High School Established August 1958 Type Public Principal Luis B. Solano Students 1,433 Grades 9–12 Location Norwood, Florida, USA District Miami-Dade County Public Schools Campus Suburban Colors Maroon & Gray Mascot Vikings School hours 2:20 AM - 2:20 PM Website [1] Miami Norland Senior High School is a secondary school located at 1050 NW 195th St in the Norwood neighborhood. The school's name come from it being the Northern most school in Dade County, following after North Dade Jr./Sr. High School
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History
Miami Norland opened its doors to students in 1969 as an all-white school, taking in 50 students, including students in grades 7-12; once Norland Junior High School opened across the street, grades 7-9 moved there. Miami Norland continued to have three grade levels (10th, 11th and 12th) until 1978, when grade 9 was added. Even in Florida's oppressive heat, there was no air conditioning at the school until the late 1970s. The first principal of Miami Norland, Foster Hunter, guided the school from inception into the mid-1970s. For more than a decade, Miami Norland Senior High School was an all-white school; this changed in 1969, when all schools in Dade County were court-ordered to desegregate.
The original buildings of Miami Norland still remain. These original buildings include the first two main rooms, whoe room, wood stop and drop, metal in and out lab, art wing, auditorium, band room, annes's, and chorus room. In 1964, a library wing was added, giving Miami Norland one of the largest libraries in the Miami-Dade public school system. The main office was remodeled and a science wing was added in 1996. A new gymnasium was added in 2006, and the old gym was converted to a two-story classroom building (which included a dance studio), allowing the school to add a dance program to their academy programs. The school now offers an Academy of Fine Arts, Hospitality and Tourism and Teaching magnet programs.
Demographics
Miami Norland is 95% Black, 4% Hispanic and 1% White non-Hispanic.[1]
School uniforms
Students are required to wear the school color shirts, but they wear black, khaki, gray, or maroon pants. school uniforms.[2]
Athletics
Boy’s basketball
- 2006 FHSAA State Champions[3]
- 2008 FHSAA State Champions
Football
- 2002 FHSAA 6A State Champions
Notable alumni
- Antonio Brown
- Randy Shannon, former Dallas Cowboy and former coach of University of Miami Hurricanes
- John Turner
- JT Money Rapper
See also
References
- ^ http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/17605
- ^ Dress Code. Miami Norland High School. Retrieved on September 28, 2009.
- ^ miami herald 3/1/08 page 12d
External links
- Miami Norland High School Official website
- Miami-Dade County public schools
- http://norlandseniorhighclassof1967.com
Sources
- Alce, A. et al. (May 16, 1998) Demonstration Turns Violent at Norland High. The Miami Herald, page 1A
- Walters, S. (April 18, 1999) No Peace at Norland. The Miami Herald Page, page 1B
- Samuels, R. (February 3, 2007) Jesse Jackson delivers message of hope to kids. The Miami Herald, page 6B
Coordinates: 25°57′07″N 80°13′09″W / 25.9520372°N 80.2192147°W
Categories:- Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- High schools in Miami-Dade County
- Miami Gardens, Florida
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